The Dutch Delta Gardener: strictly non-AI writer/creative

Blog about no-dig gardening, nature, pets and life in the Dutch Delta, by Renée Grashoff, a published writer.

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vrijdag 27 maart 2026

2026/13 - Blisters on my thumbs

March is the month where my garden wakes up from her winter slumber, and so must I! That means clearing, lots of clearing, and pruning, so...

vrijdag 20 maart 2026

2026/12 - Misty March Mornings

Here in the Dutch Delta we are used to moisture: rain, and fog. Especially in March misty mornings are no exception. You know the ones I m...

vrijdag 13 maart 2026

2026/11 - Peaceful Pruning

Suddenly the weather has turned into practically perfect. Lovely! Everyone has started spring cleaning, my neighbourhood echoed with the s...

donderdag 12 maart 2026

2026/ maart - Zwaartekracht Interview Algemeen Dagblad 12-03-26

Interview Algemeen Dagblad 12 maart 2026 Helaas heb ik geen inscanmogelijkheid voor jullie, maar je moet me maar op mijn woord geloven als i...

vrijdag 6 maart 2026

2026/10 - When Will Spring Arrive Syndrome (and other stuff)

And here I am: the yearly Whenwillspringarrive-Syndrome has struck again. At least the Narcissi bloom in Hunky Dory My balcony garden look...

vrijdag 27 februari 2026

2026/9 - Too cold/wet outside? Visit a greenhouse!

Leiden is one of my favourite cities. Not only does it have in common that it was liberated from the Spaniards in 1574, with my own home t...

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Who is the Dutch Delta Gardener?

The Dutch Delta Gardener: Brielle, Netherlands; Pseudonym for Renée Grashoff, published author of Boerenwormkruid and Zwaartekracht www.trichisboeken.nl.WEBSITE: www.renee-grashoff-schrijft.nl Creativity drives me, nature sustains me. Hunky Dory offers an outlet for my creativity. Gardening and singing get me 'out of my head', and provide a change from writing. I maintain two gardens, one on my balcony and one on my allotment, and in both I have to deal with the prevailing SW wind which whips through it, and the damp Dutch delta climate. And for the last years, worryingly dry Spring and Summer months! My soil is heavy clay and there are armies of slugs. My soil is soggy in autumn and winter and then turns into concrete in spring and summer.In principle I use as many perennials as possible and am a follower of the new perennial movement.I do not use poisons! That means I sometimes struggle to grow my veggies to a point where I can actually eat them.I garden on a shoestring and try to be as sustainable as possible, repurposing other people's junk, using my two left hands, but fortunately I have one green thumb.Welcome to my world :-)

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